This student guide is part of protocol learning module on the use of verbal encouragement as an effective teaching technique for increasing student achievement. The module was developed as part of the Utah State University Protocol Materials Project and consists of this guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains (a)…

This student guide is part of a protocol learning module designed to teach the concept and use of clarity in classroom verbal interactions. The entire module consists of this guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains (a) instruction in the use of protocol modules; (b) a discussion of clarity and the techniques used…

The objective of teacher education programs should be to assist prospective teachers in developing competencies needed to intervene successfully in the development of youth from diverse cultural backgrounds. This objective has a number of implications for teacher education programs and for school curriculum at all levels. Teacher education…

This paper examines the relationship between the accreditation of teacher education institutions and performance-based teacher education. After a brief historical review, the author discusses four basic accreditation problems: (a) the need to allow for institutional differences; (b) the need to base decisions on substance rather than on form, (c)…

This paper describes a program to completely redesign teacher education at Syracuse University into a program that is personalized, systemic, self-paced, modularized, diagnostic, competence oriented, multimodal, regenerative, comprehensive, criterion referenced, and field centered. The program includes five major components. The first component is…

This paper describes the Elementary Physical Education Program (EPE) at Washington State University, which represents a field-centered, competency-based approach to the preparation of physical education teachers. General program objectives include the following: (a) to prepare elementary physical education specialists to work effectively in a…

This instructor's guide for a modular sequence in English as a second language is itself in modular format. It presents the rationale for, and the objectives and organization of, the sequence modules as well as management guidelines for the instructor, including checklist forms for each module in sequence. The objective of the entire sequence is…

This module provides a theoretical overview of the process and skills of second-language reading and practical classroom applications. The learning activities are designed to aid the participant in achieving the following objectives: (a) distinguish the characteristics of three categories of the second-language readers; (b) explain the stages of…

This learning module is designed to provide the prospective teacher of English as a second language with an overview of the major methods and techniques used in ESL in the past and those in current use. The objectives of the module are to enable the student to: (a) define "method"; (b) compare and contrast the various features of the…

The 24 learning modules contained in this booklet are divided into three module clusters designed to give teacher trainees adequate background and training in music skills that can be adapted to meet the musical needs, interests, capabilities of children in the primary grades. The three clusters are Music Fundamentals, Instruments and Their Use,…

The following modules are contained in this module cluster on the advanced teaching of reading developed for the Camden Teacher Corps project: a) Examining Readiness Materials, Observation of Readiness Programs and Practices, b) Teaching a Reading Readiness Lesson, c) Examining Materials for Beginning Reading Instruction, d) Observation of…

This module cluster developed for the Camden Teacher Crops project is intended to enable students to improve their teaching abilities in arithmetic. Emphasis is placed on how to teach rather than on what to teach. The following modules are included in this document: a) Arithmetic Resource Materials--On Hand; b) Long Term (4-6 Weeks) Arithmetic…

Presented are position statements and recommendations by the Education Committee of the National Association for Retarded Citizens resulting from a review of teacher certification requirements in all 50 States. It is concluded that a given State's certification requirements are subject to varying interpretations, and that State certification is…

The special education training program at the University of Northern Iowa provides a systematically integrated program designed to develop professional personnel with the requisite competencies to (a) diagnose and teach; (b) organize and supervise programs; (c) evaluate instructional programs; and d) train professional educators to implement…

This student guide is part of a protocol learning module designed to teach the concept and use of group alerting in classroom management. The entire module consists of this guide, a protocol film, and testing materials. The student guide contains: (1) instruction in the use of protocol modules, (2) a discussion of the concept of group alerting and…